#MEwx Warm and muggy again with Halibut Steaks Meringo

This morning we have mostly sunny skies with highs in the lower 80s. Winds are light and variable.

Tonight we'll have mostly clear conditions during evening hours, becoming partly cloudy with lows in the lower 60s. Winds will remain light and variable.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 70.3°F, the humidity is 66% and the dew point is 58.5°F.

The wind direction is North Northwest between 0.2 MPH and 0.5 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 30.03, the Absolute pressure is 29.83 and rising with a weather graphic indicating sun.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with clear and sunny skies.

The UV rating is  1 out of 16, The moon is 24.0% illuminated, the moon phase is Waning crescent, Sunrise is 5:41 am↑ 69° East, Sunset is 7:44 pm↑ 291° Northwest, Moonrise is 12:49 am↑ 58° Northeast, Moonset is 4:36 pm↑ 304° Northwest and we'll have 14 hours 3 minutes of daylight today.  

We didn't receive any rain here  over the past 24 hours.

Since fish is good for you, try this one for dinner tonight.

HALIBUT STEAKS MARENGO

Serves 4

1 ¼ lbs halibut steaks

Dash salt and pepper

1 medium tomato, diced

¼ cup fresh mushrooms, sliced

1 ¼ cup onion, sliced

¼ cup celery, diced

1 tbsp lemon juice

1 tbsp canola oil

¼ tsp dried thyme

Parsley, chopped, for garnish

 

1.                  Place fish in shallow baking dish and sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Top with diced tomato and set aside.

2.                  In a 2-cup measure, mix mushrooms, onion, celery, lemon juice, oil, and thyme.  Cover with vented plastic wrap, and microwave on HIGH for 2 to 3 minutes.  Spoon over fish.

3.                  Microwave fish, covered with wax paper, for 6 minutes on HIGH.  Halibut is cooked if it flakes easily when pierced with a fork.  Garnish with fresh parsley.

 

Exchanges:  4 lean meats; 1 vegetable

Calories:  214; cholesterol:  46 mg; carbohydrate:  6 gm; protein:  31 gm; fiber:  2.1 gm; total fat:  7 gm; saturated fat:  .8 gm; polyunsaturated:  1.1 gm; monounsaturated:  3.4 gm